ATI Radeon E4690 vs FirePro S10000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro S10000 with Radeon E4690, including specs and performance data.
S10000 outperforms E4690 by a whopping 1019% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 467 | 1166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.25 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.23 | 2.49 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | RV730 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 November 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 ×2 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 106.4 ×2 | 19.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.405 TFLOPS ×2 | no data |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 112 ×2 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB ×2 | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 480 GB/s ×2 | 22.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.85 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 12 November 2012 | 1 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 30 Watt |
S10000 has a 1019% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.
ATI E4690, on the other hand, has 2400% lower power consumption.
The FirePro S10000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E4690 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro S10000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon E4690 is a desktop one.
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